We realised we took the wrong tour so we looked for a booth to accommodate the real Dog sled tour!!! And you need to take a helicopter to do this!
A most beautiful sunny day! They say it’s very rare and we were so lucky. Juneau is the 2nd biggest city in the USA and it’s the capital of Alaska. Aerial view of Downtown Juneau, the cruise ship port, and Douglas Island from the helicopter #Juneau #Alaska #H2HAlaskanCruise2016
So beautiful from above!!
They call this Alaskan Sand #Alaska #Juneau #H2HAlaskanCruise2016
There are 100,000 glaciers in Alaska #Juneau #Alaska #H2HAlaskanCruise2016 #glaciers
In the Norris glacier, they set camp for the Summer (3 months in the year) where 203 dogs live with their masters /trainers and 4 staff and 3 managers. They are transported by helicopter since there’s no other way.
Dog sledding with 12 Alaskan Huskies and their master Nathan in the Norris glacier #dogsledding #AlaskanHuskies #Norrisglacier #Alaska #H2HAlaskanCruise2016
This is the real dog sledding we were looking for! 🙂
We have to stop in between for the dogs to rest
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Our next port was Juneau
I asked around from friends and family who have been here and they all recommended the Alaska Sled Dog
We went to the Sled dog Musher’s Camp. This is where they train and raise the Siberian huskies
puppies 🙂
We rode a dog sled with 16 dogs pulling us #Juneau #H2HAlaskanCruise2016 #musherscampalaska #AlaskanHuskies
Though the kids enjoyed this and I could see they really loved the dogs, this was not the dog sled excursion my friends were talking about. So we went back to town and scheduled another tour! Await in the next entry
There are many glaciers in the Canadian Rockies
we visited the Athabaskan glacier
It was a pity we could not go up the glacier. This was the view from the visitor’s center 
A bus was supposed to take us to the glacier but the roads were icy so all the trips were cancelled that afternoon 
so they took us to the Glacier skywalk by the Sunwapta Park Valley #glacier #ColumbianIcefields #SunwaptaValley #CanadianRockies #H2HCanadianRockies
Imperial Treasures has many restaurants in Singapore but they have a separate restaurant per region of China which is good so they specialize in the cuisine of each region. The popular one is the Imperial Treasuers Super Peking Duck in Paragon which we have not tried yet. A friend took us here by Takashimaya and we really enjoyed the food
Custard Bun
Deep fried crispy salted bean curd
Roast pork
Wok Fried hor fun with diced Kai lab and preserved radish
Steamed fish head with black bean sauce
Steamed crispy rice roll with shrimp
XO fried carrot cake
Congee with sliced pomfret
Like Buchi and it was hollow inside – Yum:-)
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With our vast array of iconic Chinese delicacies and our commitment to impeccable service, Imperial Treasure has become eponymous with authentic fine Chinese cuisine.
The highlight of Yangon is the Shwedagon Pagoda which you can see from any part of the city.
The elevators to go up
There is an attire/dress code for temples in Myanmar and here they were most strict when it came to wearing the right length of skirt and the wearing of shorts. They will lend you a sarong to wear in case you are not dressed correctly
Free wifi! haha
Bodhi Tree where Buddha was enlightened
Just beautiful!! Again the photo never justifies the feeling that you will get when you are standing right there and looking at them and just being there
What a wonderful way to end our Myanmar trip!! The most beautiful and oldest temple in the world! The Shwedagon Temple in Yangon.
100 meters high -24 karat gold leaf and has a 78 karat diamond on top. As time went by they added structures around it. There are
64 replicas of the stupa around And 82 temples owned by rich families.
It rained a bit after a few minutes of picture taking which explains the dark skies
I am glad we are together for our best adventures
Night photos which make the sky so blue!
Many buddhas all over
Another nigh shot
I’ve never seen so many Buddhas in my life!! Myanmar has the most temples in the world. It’s amazing how many people treat Buddha as a god when he was a real human being. They not only believe in his Philosophies but they treat him as a god!
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Shwedagon pagoda
Our last day in Myanmar was spent touring Yangon. Yangon was known as Rangoon and was the former capital but not anymore.
The city is an amalgamation of British, Burmese, Chinese and Indian influences, and is known for its colonial architecture, which although decaying and beyond appreciation, remains an almost unique example of a 19th-century British colonial capital. New high-rise buildings were constructed from the 1990s (and some are scarily unoccupied and left as ghost skyscrapers and hotels as seen along Upper Pansodan Rd) as the government began to allow private investment (while former national government buildings such as the massive Secretariat Building, as the capital is shifted to Naypyidaw, have been left to rot). However, Yangon continues to be a city of the past, as seen by its longyi-wearing, betel nut chewing and spitting pedestrians, their friendly or even familial attitude towards strangers, its street vendors and its pungent smells.
Yangon’s former name is not the only victim of symbolic changes in this country. For one, the country’s name has been changed. To add up to this identity crisis going on in this country, this city has been stripped of its capital status, the capital relocated to a secluded new site called Naypyidaw built from scratch. The flag too has been changed, recently redesigned in 2010, replacing the old one which replaced another one slightly more than a decade earlier. ( Wikitravel.org ) 
Our hotel 🙂
I usually only show the nice things in anything so many of the nice structures that I like are the old buildings. It’s sad that some of them are not maintained too well. I wish they could maintain it and use them because they are beautiful
More reality photos 🙂
We saw this wall being held up by wood. Maybe to save on demolishing and fixing it, they just put the wood :-O
Market!!! Always a must for us in every city we visit
The market is not too big and it is not crowded – we did not stay long so here are a few photos
We were wondering what these Christmas tree of things were -Apparently they are gift suggestions for the monks. People buy them and gift them to the monks in the temples
Umbrellas 🙂 I posted this in my Bagan post and that is where they are made so if you really want to purchase them its best to buy them where they are made so it is cheaper
Mother of Pearl
We went to this French Home 
Where they sell home accessories and antiques
I forgot what you call these but these are antiques and it was the collection of the owner and it was not for sale. There were several around the place
Love this guest powder room which was full of mirrors
Whenever I travel I like contacting friends in the cities I go to. I did not think I would have any friend in Myanmar!! But apparently I do!!! Cobo and Cathy Nepomuceno. Cobo was my grade school neighbourhood friend while Cathy was a batch mate in grade school in St. Paul’s College of Pasig. We were in touch but really had no time to meet up due to the tight schedule!! They have been living in Yangon for a year or so with their youngest son Luccio. Their eldest, Jaco, is in Manila studying in DLSU.. Cathy is the Director of Sales and Marketing at Sule Shangri-la, Yangon and DOSM at Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts
The morning flight (Air Bagan, W9 201, 08.40-09,10 h) brings you to Heho the central airport for Southern Shan State. I thought that the local flights within Myanmar were very decent. They served snacks which were actually very simple but decent.
Transfer to Nyaungshwe, the hub for Inle and go to your hotel by boat. ( Easter Crossings guide )
On the way to the pier, there are two sights we saw that were right beside each other
Atumashi Kyaung, a beautiful teak monastery
List of donors posted on the wall
Beautiful ceiling
Shwe yan bye temple in Nyaung Shwe – another favourite temple of Dr. Axel – we liked it too
Little Buddhas. They are donations from different people whose names appear below each Buddha. 
More bitcho bitcho 🙂 Eikyakhway cooked across the street 
I highly recommend going to Inle Lake if you are visiting Myanmar! It’s beautiful and it’s seeing life in a different setting
Traveling on the canal ( 3 miles) towards the Inle Lake
Fishermen
They use a certain technique for fishing. Local fishermen are known for practicing a distinctive rowing style which involves standing at the stern on one leg and wrapping the other leg around the oar. This unique style evolved for the reason that the lake is covered by reeds and floating plants making it difficult to see above them while sitting. Standing provides the rower with a view beyond the reeds and floating gardens.
So picturesque
This vast picturesque lake is one of the main tourist attractions in Myanmar. Besides, it is the home of some 100,000 Inthars (native lake-dwellers) in 17 villages. Many Inthars live in their huts and wooden bungalows on floating islands, while some live by the villages lakeshore. Inle Lake, natural and unpolluted, is famous for their amazing lifestyle and its incomparable scenic beauty. ?
It’s a different experience being there rather than just this photo
Floating islands are 50 meters long and 1 meter wide. The government sells them to farmers and the farmers move them near to their home. This video shows harvest of tomato? Inle Lake is one of the most significant and productive ecological system supporting an immense variety of plants and animals and yielding great wealth for Myanmar through its occurrence of floating islands and the living style of the natives.
Floating islands are collection of floating weed and water hyacinth, which later piled up and hardened, that even vegetation can be grown, and even houses can be built on top of them. These floating islands can be cut, dragged by boats, or even be sold like a piece of land! ( Myanmar.net)
Just riding the boat and cruising around is so amazing. The weather is cool – we however did not have any jacket or sweater – so make sure to bring one ( at least during the months of November to February ) 
This vast picturesque lake is one of the main tourist attractions in Myanmar. Besides, it is the home of some 100,000 Inthars (native lake-dwellers) in 17 villages. Many Inthars live in their huts and wooden bungalows on floating islands, while some live by the villages lakeshore. Inle Lake, natural and unpolluted, is famous for their amazing lifestyle and its incomparable scenic beauty.
Monastery
Cats
A bit commercialized that they put shopping stalls
PhaungdawOo pagoda is the spiritual centre of the Intha people, who inhabit the lake and its shores. Five Buddha statues are considered especially holy and over the centuries the believers have put so much gold on them that one can hardly recognize the Buddha.
Myanmar’s version of Florence 🙂
You can buy Gold Leaf to add on to the 5 buddhas
The 5 Buddhas – Only men can enter
Homes
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